04/18/2014

Diplomats promise amnesty for Ukraine protesters

[JURIST] Russia, Ukraine, the US and the EU on Thursday issued a joint statement [text] on the situation in Ukraine after a Ukrainian military base was attacked in an act of increasing violence between government troops and pro-Russia militias. The statement promises amnesty "to protesters and to those who have left buildings and other public places and surrendered weapons, with the exception of those found guilty of capital crimes." The Organization of Security and Cooperation Special Monitoring Mission [official website]...